36.) Strasburg Corn Festival Review – July 31, 2010

Going to small town festivals is always a gamble, especially in less populated areas like Amish Country. I realize I’ve said this once before, prior to the highly enjoyable Dandelion Festival. But even with such a delightful surprise, it’s difficult to justify that kind of drive when there’s another corn festival coming (North Ridgeville) only 10 miles away.

That’s why I’m admitting that I only stopped at the Strasburg Corn Festival because it was roughly on the way to the next festival in Pickerington.

But I am so glad I did.

The festival itself was easy to miss. There weren’t many signs directing traffic and I turned down a road more by a hunch than anything else. After crossing some railroad tracks and coming through a small parking lot, I found a grassy parking area where young police officers directed me in.

When I got to the festival grounds, it seemed like a huge family picnic.

I don’t remember seeing anything really commercial there. All the booths with games or food…